Transportation-car and the like.



PATENTED MAR. 13, 1906.

J. MOE. AMES.- TRANSPORTATION CAR AND THE LIKE.

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J. MOE. AMES. TRANSPORTATION CARv AND THE LIKE.

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J. MOB. AMES. TRANSPORTATION CAR AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED APR 12, 1905.

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UNITED sTATEs PATENT JOHN MOE. AMES, OF NEW BRIGHTON, NEW YORK, ASSIGUORMIN A. HEGEMAN, JR OF NORTH PL OFFICE.

TO BENJA- AINFIELD, NElV JERSEY.

TRANSPORTATION-GAR AND THE LIKE.

Application filed April 12,

Specification of Letters Patent.

1905. Serial No. 255,096.

T0 ll-ll whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN MOE. citizen of the United States, NewBrighton, in the county of Richmond and State of New York, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Trans portation-Cars and theLike, of which the following is a specificationi The invention relatestransportatiomcars and the like, and pertains more particularly to novelmechanism for opening, closing, charge gate or gates located at thebottom of the car compartment or compartments.

My invention is applicable to' gates or doors of both'the hopper-bottomand flushbottom types, and generally to cars or receptacles for thetransportation or storage of AMEs, a

to improvements in materials and from which the materials are dumped ordischarged through doorways in the bottom or lower end of same.

the gzitc-operating mechanism.

I inglslini i. through ism' when said gate is wit] The invention will befully understood from the detailed description hereinafter presented,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which-- Figure l isa center or draft sills of a hopper-car with gateoperating mechanismembodyingniy inven tion supported thereby, the Z-bar at the lower edgeof the gate being the only part of the latter illustrated. Fig. sectionthrough a portion of a car having applied thereto gate-operat-ingmechanism embodying'mv invention. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of aportion of the car and illustrates the ratchct-wheel, dog, and weight intheir operative position for locking the gate-operatingshaft. Fig. 4 isa. like view of same, showing the and weight. Fig. tion, partly brokenaway, of the gate-operat- Fig. 6 is a longitudinal section a portion ofthe car on the dotted lineti (i of Fig. l and crating mechanism assecuring a l gate in closed position. Fig. 7 is :1V like viewol'same,showingthc posit e op en.' Fig. S is a detached side view of alink constituting a. part of the gatc-operating mechanism. Fig. i) is adetached side elevation, partly broken away, of a crank-arm constitutinga part of Fig. 10 is an Fig. 11 is a longitudinal edge view of same.

top view of a portion ofthe ion ol'said mcchaui Patented March 13, 1906.

section through a portion of a flat-bottom car on the dotted line and aresident of and locking the dis- 2 is a transverse l l l I The crank-armillustrates the -ing mec latter being shown ted lines; broken away,

In the drawings inclusive, of a hopper-car of draft or center sill andFig.

of same.

11 11 of Fig. 12 and application of the gate-operathanisni to afiushbottom gate, the in its open position bydot- 12 is a referring toFigs. 1 to 10,

20- designates a portion of the side usual construction; 21, the

s of same; 22, a usual type of hinged discharge gate or door at thelower end of the customary inclined, floor-section 23, (denoted by do atransverse shaft tted lines in Fig. 6,) and 2% from which through novelintermediate mechanism embodying my invention the gate or door The shaft24 extends part way across the car below the incline ournaled. at itsinner end in 25, secured to the center sills at its outer ends plate 26,at the outer side shaft has a polygo a wrench and is wheel 27, hereinafinner portion of th I 'tical plane interniediatethe sill secured acrank-a1 connected one end end is pivotally connec which is pivotallygate or door 2'3,

tion, as shown in the then upper end of the formed with a tin may beoperated.

d floor-section 23 and is.

hanger-hearings 21, Fig. 2, while aid shaft is mounted in a of which-thesaid nal end adapted to receive provided with a ratchetter refcrred'to.l' pon the e shaft 24, on a central vers 2l, is rigidly in 1Q, to whichis pivotall of the link 29, whose other ted with. a rod 30.

connected with the usual as shown in Figs. (5 and T. 28 is bifurcatedbeyond its between its members is solid web portion 31, which or door 22is in an open posi- Fig. 7, serves as a stop for link 29, which is m topass beger or a r tween said members and engage said stop.

The link 29 presents a sing I end which is connectc illustrates thegatc-opf iopper-car 2s and passes l latter, and it is the projecting'llie opposite c1 and receives be end of the with a linger or art icitin

thrown open, engage the link 29 and operate as ing at such time link androd i'l'Olll 1e thickness at its d with the crank-arm ween the membersof the on this end of said link that gcr or arm 3; is formed.

id of the link '1!) is bifurcated tween its members the rod 3t), which(Htstlltl end is upper formed to, when thcgate 2; is the then upper edgeof a stop for preventthe adjoining ends of said folding downwardly. "lhe n Iii-l.

I 45 a wrench to the shaft 24 and give the same a purpose of the fin er32 on the link 29 and wardly free of the dog 36, as shown in Fig. 4, web31 on the cran -arm 28 is likewise to preand thereupon the shaft 24 willbe turned, as vent the folding downwardly of the adjoinabove descr bed,to lift the upper end of the ing ends of said link and arm when the gaterod 3Q from ts locking position, the dog 36 at 5 22 is thrown open. Theupper end of the rod this time raising automatically from the sin- 7030, aside from the stop-finger 33, is of s )eoial gle recess of theratchet-wheel 27, due to the formation, in that said end extendsownforce exported by the load against the gate, wardly at substantiallya right angle'to the 'andrid ng on the peri hery of said wheel. adjacentportion of the rod, thereby forming In Figs. 11 and 12 illustrate myinven- 1 a bend 34, Fig. 7, in the rod and enabling the tion as appliedto a flush-bottom gate or door, 7 upper end of the latter to, upon theclosing of and since do not in such application mate the gate 22, lockaround the upper side of the rially modify the gate-operating mechanismshaft and in part enter a recess 35, provided shown in Figs. 1 to If),inclusive, furtherthan in the hub portion of the crank-arm 28 to retovary the proportions of the parts thereof 15 ceive the same, saidrodwhen in such posito adapt tnei'n to the changed condition of 80 tion, 6,having the pivot-point at its upgate, I do not deem it necessary toenter into per end elow acenter line thi'ou h the pivotany specialdescription of the partsas ap point at the lower end. of said IO( andthe opplied to a flush-bottom gate or door, but 111. crating-shaft 24and effectually locking the the drawings number said partscorrespond- 2ogate in its closed position. The crank 28 ingly with the like partsshown in Figs. 1 to 85 and link 29 extend downwardly and incline 10,inclusive. It is to be observed, however, toward the middle of the carwhenthe gate that for flush-bottom gates I duplicate the closed, thepivot connecting said crank and link during the closing of the gatepassing around, below, and beyond a vertical line through the shaft 24,whereby the parts become more effectual y locked in their closedposition. When the gate 22 is in an open position, the crank-arm 28,link 29, and rod 30 3 willextend in a line from the shaft 24 to thegate, as shown in Fig. 7, said. parts being prevented from foldingdownwardly by the stop fingers or arms 32 33, and when it is desired toclose the gate the attendant will apply a 35 wrench to the outerpolygonal end of the shaft and give the latter a partial turn in adirection downwardly and toward the gate, this resulting in thecrank-arm 28 turning toward the gate and upwardly and by winding thelink 29 around the shaft 24 drawing the gate to its closed position andthe rod 30 upwardly until the bent upper end of the latter looks aroundsaid shaft, as shown in Fig. 6.

To open the gate 22, the attendant will apply crank-arm 28, link 29, androd 30 at the edges of the gate and swivel the lower ends of the rods 30upon the projecting ends of a transo verse rod 40, carried'by sideplates 4]., connected with the gate. 4

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

1. In a car or the like having a discharge- 5 gate at its bottom, thegate mechanism comprising the transverse operatingshafty-the crank-armthereon having members between which is formed a web or stop, the linkhaving one end. oivotally secured between said 100 members an provided.with .a finger to en gage said stop, and the rod pivotally connected,at one end. with the gate and at its other end between the members ofthe bifurcated other end of said link, this end of said r05 rod having astop-finger to engage the upper edge of said link when the gate isopened'and also a bend to look around said shaft when tne gate isclosed; substantially as set forth.

2. In a car orthe like having a discharge- I I0 gate, at its bottom, thegate mechanism com prising the transverse operating-shaft, the crank-armthereon, the link pivotally connected therewith and the rod pivot-allyconnected with said link and said gate and hav- 1 15 ing a bend at itsupper end to look around said shaft when the gate is closed, combinedwith the ratchet-wheel on said shaft, the dog to engage the same, andthe weight for looking said dog in engagement wi h said wheel; 12osubstantially as set forth.

3. In a car or the like having a dischargegate, at its bottom, the gatemechanism comprising the transverse operating-shaft, the crank-armthereon, the link pivotally con- 1 2 5 nected therewith and the rodpivotally connected with said link and said gate and having a bend atits upper end. to look around said shaft when the gate is closed,combined with the ratchet-wheel on said shaft and hav- 13o reverse turnor upwardly and toward the gate, and thereby through the crank-arm 28and link 29 raise the upper end of the rod 30 from its locking position,whereupon the weight of the gate and the load on it will drive the gateto its open position. (Shown in Fig. 7.) The arrangement of the arm 28,link 29, and rod 3().afl'ords operating and selflocking means; butpreferably the car will be provided with additional means for lookingthe gate in its closed position, and these means in ,the presentinstance comprise, Figs. 2, 3,.and 4, the ratchet-wheel 27, pivoted dog.36, .and pivoted weight 37. The ratchetwheel 27 is provided with arecess into which the detent of the dog 36 will fall when the gate isclosed, and the dog will be locked in this enga ing position by theweight 37, as shown in ig. 3. When it is desired to open 5 the gate, theweight 37 will be turned upsaid link and ing a single recess, thepivoted dog havin a detent to enter said recess and automatica 1y leavethe same under the Weight of the load on the gate when the latter isotherwise released to open, and the ivoted weight for locking said dogin fiXe en agement with said ratchet-wheel; substantia 1y as set forth.

4. In a car having a discharge-gate at its bottom, the gate mechanismcomprising the transverse operating-shaft, the crank-arm thereon, thelink pivotall' connected therewith, and the rod pivota ly connected withextended downwardly at an angle, thereby forming a bend in saidrod'enabling the latgate and at its upper end being ter to, upon theclosing of the gate, look around the u per side of said shaft, said linkbeing pivoted to the lower end of the upper angular portion of said rodat a point below a center line through the pivotointat the lower end ofsaid rod and sai operatingshaft, for automatically locking the gate inclosed position; substantially as set forth.

Signed at New York city, in the county of New York and State of NewYork, this 10th day of April, A. D. 1905. JOHN MOE. AMES.

Witnesses:

B. A. HEGEMAN, Jr., CHARLES C. GILL.

